2000
USA Today/ESPN COACHES POLL
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The
USA Today/ESPN Coaches Top 25 college football preseason poll, with number
of first-place votes in parentheses as of August 10, 2000.
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Rank
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Team
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1999
record
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Points
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Last
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1.
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Nebraska (36) |
12-1
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1,442
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2
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2.
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Florida State (21) |
12-0
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1,426
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1
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3.
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Alabama (1) |
10-3
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1,266
|
8
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4.
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Michigan |
10-2
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1,196
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5
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5.
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Wisconsin (1) |
10-2
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1,192
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4
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6.
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Miami (Fla.) |
9-4
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1,110
|
15
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7.
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Florida |
9-4
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1,065
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14
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8.
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Texas |
9-5
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997
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23
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9.
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Kansas State |
11-1
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985
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6
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10.
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Virginia Tech |
11-1
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974
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3
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11.
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Georgia |
8-4
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933
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16
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12.
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Tennessee |
9-3
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840
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9
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13.
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Purdue |
7-5
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626
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NR
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14.
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Washington |
8-4
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586
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NR
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15.
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Ohio State |
6-6
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543
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NR
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16.
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Southern California |
6-6
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530
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NR
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17.
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Penn State |
10-3
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489
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11
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18.
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Mississippi |
8-4
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376
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22
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19.
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Clemson |
6-6
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340
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NR
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20.
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Oklahoma |
7-5
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283
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NR
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21.
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Illinois |
8-4
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279
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25
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22.
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Michigan State |
10-2
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245
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7
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23.
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Texas Christian |
8-4
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215
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NR
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24.
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Texas A&M |
8-4
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211
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20
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25.
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Southern Mississippi |
9-3
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197
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13
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Also receiving votes | ||||
Colorado 164; Mississippi State 116; UCLA 69; Arkansas 55; Minnesota 54; Oregon 52; Georgia Tech 48; East Carolina 41; Marshall 38; Utah 32; Syracuse 31; Brigham Young 28; Virginia 24; Colorado State 21; Notre Dame 14; Stanford 12; Oregon State 7; Vanderbilt 7; Boston College 3; San Diego State 3; Arizona 2; Fresno State 2; Hawaii 2; Arizona State 1; Duke 1; Idaho 1; Toledo 1 |